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Edgar Wallace


Born
in Greenwich, South London, The United Kingdom
April 01, 1875

Died
February 10, 1932

Genre
Mystery & Thrillers


Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was a prolific British crime writer, journalist and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and countless articles in newspapers and journals.

Over 160 films have been made of his novels, more than any other author. In the 1920s, one of Wallace's publishers claimed that a quarter of all books read in England were written by him.

He is most famous today as the co-creator of "King Kong", writing the early screenplay and story for the movie, as well as a short story "King Kong" (1933) credited to him and Draycott Dell. He was known for the J. G. Reeder detective stories, The Four Just Men, the Ringer, and for creating the Green Archer character during his lifetime. ...more

Combine Editions

Average rating: 3.52 · 23,860 ratings · 2,714 reviews · 2,084 distinct works • Similar authors
The Four Just Men
3.55 avg rating — 1,481 ratings — published 1905
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The Clue of the Twisted Candle
3.56 avg rating — 845 ratings — published 1916 — 608 editions
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The Daffodil Mystery
3.43 avg rating — 802 ratings — published 1920 — 883 editions
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The Door with Seven Locks
3.54 avg rating — 673 ratings — published 1926 — 284 editions
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The Angel of Terror
3.56 avg rating — 647 ratings — published 1922 — 860 editions
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The Crimson Circle
3.67 avg rating — 618 ratings — published 1922
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The Ringer
3.35 avg rating — 440 ratings — published 1925 — 165 editions
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The Secret House
3.24 avg rating — 438 ratings — published 1917 — 295 editions
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The Black Abbot
3.52 avg rating — 383 ratings — published 1926 — 100 editions
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The Green Archer
3.66 avg rating — 362 ratings — published 1923 — 136 editions
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Series by Edgar Wallace

The Four Just Men The Council of Justice The Just Men of Cordova The Law of the Four Just Men I Tre Giusti Again the Three Just Men
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3.51 avg rating — 2,351 ratings

Room 13 The Mind Of Mr J.G. Reeder Terror Keep Red Aces The Crook in Crimson Mr J G Reeder Returns
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3.64 avg rating — 1,225 ratings

Sanders of the River The People of the River The River of Stars Bosambo of the River Bones The Keepers of the King's P... Lieutenant Bones
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3.68 avg rating — 849 ratings

I vampiri della metropoli Silinski, Master Criminal The Joker Ein gerissener Kerl White Face
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3.46 avg rating — 846 ratings

The Ringer Again the Ringer
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3.37 avg rating — 531 ratings

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Quotes by Edgar Wallace  (?)
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“An intellectual is someone who has found something more interesting than sex.”
― Edgar Wallace
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“Vanity takes no more obnoxious form than the everlasting desire for approval.”
― Edgar Wallace, Complete Works of Edgar Wallace
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“I never did believe in the equality of the sexes, but no girl is the weaker vessel if she gets first grip of the kitchen poker.”
― Edgar Wallace, The Casefiles of Mr. J.G. Reeder
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Polls

January 2018 New School Poll

Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood, 468 pages, 1996
 
  68 votes, 19.5%

Dubliners by James Joyce, 207 pages, 1914
 
  39 votes, 11.2%

On the Road by Jack Kerouac, 307 pages, 1957
 
  29 votes, 8.3%

Casino Royale by Ian Fleming, 181 pages, 1953
 
  24 votes, 6.9%

The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran, 127 pages, 1923
 
  23 votes, 6.6%

 
  22 votes, 6.3%

The Wreath (book one of Kristin Lavransdatter) by Sigrid Undset, 305 pages, 1920
 
  17 votes, 4.9%

 
  16 votes, 4.6%

Swann's Way by Marcel Proust, 468 pages, 1913
 
  16 votes, 4.6%

 
  15 votes, 4.3%

The Sea Wolf by Jack London, 425 pages, 1904
 
  13 votes, 3.7%

Chess Story by Stefan Zweig, 104 pages, 1941
 
  12 votes, 3.4%

 
  12 votes, 3.4%

Light in August by William Faulkner, 507 pages, 1932
 
  11 votes, 3.2%

 
  10 votes, 2.9%

Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay, 189 pages, 1967
 
  9 votes, 2.6%

Peyton Place by Grace Metalious, 384 pages, 1956
 
  7 votes, 2.0%

The Four Just Men by Edgar Wallace, 134 pages, 1905
 
  6 votes, 1.7%

349 total votes
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